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CVE-2016-5161
Published: Sep 11, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The EditingStyle::mergeStyle function in WebKit/Source/core/editing/EditingStyle.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, mishandles custom properties, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion" in the StylePropertySerializer class.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
openSUSE-SU-2016:2250
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://codereview.chromium.org/2103043004
x_refsource_CONFIRM
SUSE-SU-2016:2251
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
92717
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1036729
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-501/
x_refsource_MISC
https://crbug.com/622420
x_refsource_CONFIRM
openSUSE-SU-2016:2349
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
DSA-3660
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
GLSA-201610-09
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
openSUSE-SU-2016:2296
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2016:1854
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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